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The Silver Surfer #5

Marvel · Series began 1968 · April 1969

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Al B. Harper (Marvel, Ghost Light) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: April 1969
On sale: January 14, 1969
Pages: 68

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Facsimile reprints exist

Silver Surfer No. 5 Facsimile Edition (2026). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: John Romita, Howard Purcell, John Buscema, Jack Kirbyinks: John Romita, John Tartaglione, Sal Buscema, Sol Brodskyscript: Stan Leeletters: Sam Rosen, Herb Cooper

Stories

--And Who Shall Mourn For Him? · 39 pages
Surfer's attempts to break free of Galactus' barrier summon the Stranger who plants a bomb on earth designed to kill all life.
Run, Roco, Run! · 10 pages
A career criminal travels to Jupiter to live as he has heard that the judges there are soft on crime.

Publisher’s description

Will this be the issue that restores Surfer's faith in humanity?!

Characters

Bruce BannerHulkBen GrimmThe ThingReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticHank McCoySusan Storm RichardsBeastBobby DrakeWanda MaximoffScarlet WitchIcemanWarren Worthington IIIErik LehnsherrMagnetoAngelSilver SurferNorrin RaddInvisible GirlPietro MaximoffQuicksilverGalanGalactusToadMortimer ToynbeeJason WyngardeMastermind

Reprinted in

TV21 (1970), Silver Surfer No. 5 Facsimile Edition (2026), The Super-Heroes (1975), Star Wars Weekly (1978), Fantasy Masterpieces (1979), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Essential Silver Surfer (1998), Marvel Masterworks: Silver Surfer (2003), Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (2005), Silver Surfer Omnibus (2007), Marvel Masterworks: The Silver Surfer (2010), Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Rarities (2014), Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (2019), Artisan Edition (2019), The Best Marvel Stories by Stan Lee Omnibus (2022)